Bloom Award – Missouri Veterans Memorial

ASI St. Louis was tasked with providing a solution for adding maintainable cast bronze letters in the reflecting pool. The concept was to install dimensional letters using standoffs so that they appear to be floating above the existing granite Missouri shape, just below the surface of the water. In order to accomplish the floating concept, 12 gauge, 316 stainless steel undersized letter bases were mechanically fastened to 5/8” diameter stainless steel standoff rods, which were mechanically fastened into the masonry and granite state shape.

People’s Choice Award – NOCHI

For the Donor Recognition Wall, ASI incorporated both fabricated and cut stainless steel Dimensional Letters, 39 cast iron skillets with cut acrylic and silkscreened text, 12 stainless steel pot racks with stainless steel hooks. In addition, ASI installed Intouch Plaques, SPE Series Acrylic Plaques and Fabricated Aluminum Flag Signs. Overall, the project designed by ASI New Orleans is a unique project consisting of Interior, Exterior and Donor Recognition signage. NOCHI’s unique signage is a stunning testament to New Orleans’ culture and culinary prowess

Best Interior Solution – Old Metairie Branch Library

Old Metairie Branch Library interior scope includes ADA signage as well as wayfinding signs and a prominent feature wall – all of which accomplish the desired motif of the local landscape. The feature wall includes oversized sculpted blades of grass, flowers, insects, along with local wildlife and plants. Meetings with the Architect consisted of layering several thicknesses of materials for each creature and greenery to achieve the perfect three-dimensional look.

Best Exterior Solution – NYS Empire State Trail

All elements of the NYS Empire State Trail project were completely custom. As ASI was working with the state, there were various specifications and modifications that needed to be made to meet the specific product requirements. Everything had to be precise as the design would be carried out across at least 6 sites. Not only did ASI have to engineer the kiosk to withstand the Buffalo winters, but ASI also had to consider and engineer for the environmental conditions in cities across New York.

Best Donor Recognition – Ava’s Wall at Camp Eisner

When one of Camp Eisner’s past campers named Ava lost her battle with Leukemia, her family wanted to honor her in a special way. The vision was to represent the spirit of Ava with the image of a little girl blowing bubbles that would also provide a unique and meaningful way to recognize the camp’s generous donors. The design of the bubbles and the vinyl background also provides Camp Eisner with the ease of modifying and adding more bubbles as more donors contribute over time while still maintaining a complete and attractive look.

Best Innovative Solution – Missouri Veterans Memorial

ASI St. Louis was tasked with providing a solution for adding maintainable cast bronze letters in the reflecting pool. The concept was to install dimensional letters using standoffs so that they appear to be floating above the existing granite Missouri shape, just below the surface of the water. In order to accomplish the floating concept, 12 gauge, 316 stainless steel undersized letter bases were mechanically fastened to 5/8” diameter stainless steel standoff rods, which were mechanically fastened into the masonry and granite state shape.

Best Branding Solution – Tomah Health

Tomah Health is a detailed Design-Build project – consisting of planning, design, production and installation – which involved interior, exterior and donor recognition signage for the new hospital campus in central Wisconsin to feature their new brand. Since Tomah Health shares a campus with another well-known regional healthcare organization, this added some difficulty to the exterior wayfinding as ASI needed to help the public and others differentiate between the two organizations.